Automatic Termination Of Indian Citizenship On Acquiring Another Citizenship Is Unconstitutional: LSE Professor's Plea In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government in a petition filed by Constitutional scholar and Public Law Chair at the London School of Economics, Professor Tarunabh Khaitan, challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 that automatically terminates Indian citizenship upon acquisition of another citizenship.A bench of Justice AS. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government in a petition filed by Constitutional scholar and Public Law Chair at the London School of Economics, Professor Tarunabh Khaitan, challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 that automatically terminates Indian citizenship upon acquisition of another citizenship. Khaitan has challenged the constitutionality of Section 9, the second proviso to Section 4, and Section 4 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 insofar as these provisions result in an involuntary and automatic termination of Indian citizenship upon acquisition of another citizenship. The Petitioner has informed the Court that though he’s been eligible to apply for British Citizenship since 2013, he has not applied for the same since that would result in termination of his Indian Citizenship.